Numbers 3:25

the tabernacle; the Tent; the covering Since the wooden framework is to be carried by the Merarites, these three expressions denote only the stuff hangings; cf. Numbers 4:25. An explanation of the terms is found in Exodus 26:1-14. As an ordinary tent consists mainly of the covering, the wood-work being only an accessory to support it, so (1) the tabernacle(or rather dwelling) proper consisted of ten strips of linen worked in three colours with figures of cherubim, and joined by hooks and loops into one whole (Numbers 3:1; Numbers 3:6b). (2) The tent1 [Note: The spelling of the word in the R.V. with a capital T is misleading.] consisted of eleven strips of goats" hair, joined together in the same way, and covering the -dwelling" (Numbers 3:7; Numbers 3:11b, Numbers 3:13 b). (3) The coveringwas of rams" skins dyed red (probably tanned) and of the water-tight skin of some marine animal such as the porpoise or dugong (Numbers 3:14).